Radeon 550 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	163	620
Place by popularity	67	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.37
Power efficiency	29.85	7.53
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GA106	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	512
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	37.86
Floating-point processing power	10.94 TFLOPS	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	120	32
Tensor Cores	120	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	30	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	56 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.54
+534%

Radeon 550 5.13

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+534%

Radeon 550 1979

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	101 +621%	14−16 −621%
1440p	67 +570%	10−12 −570%
4K	40 +567%	6−7 −567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

103

+544%

16−18
−544%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +600%	10−11 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +660%	10−11 −660%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +563%	16−18 −563%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +560%	10−11 −560%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +617%	12−14 −617%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +630%	10−11 −630%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +583%	12−14 −583%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +541%	27−30 −541%
Hitman 3	106 +563%	16−18 −563%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +576%	21−24 −576%
Metro Exodus	164 +583%	24−27 −583%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +539%	18−20 −539%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +556%	18−20 −556%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +600%	10−11 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +540%	10−11 −540%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +563%	16−18 −563%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +560%	10−11 −560%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +590%	10−11 −590%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +630%	10−11 −630%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +583%	12−14 −583%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +541%	27−30 −541%
Hitman 3	108 +575%	16−18 −575%
Horizon Zero Dawn	189 +600%	27−30 −600%
Metro Exodus	129 +617%	18−20 −617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 +538%	16−18 −538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 +558%	24−27 −558%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +580%	10−11 −580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	158 +558%	24−27 −558%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +600%	10−11 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +600%	8−9 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +560%	10−11 −560%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +589%	9−10 −589%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +630%	10−11 −630%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +541%	27−30 −541%
Hitman 3	96 +586%	14−16 −586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120 +567%	18−20 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140 +567%	21−24 −567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +550%	12−14 −550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +557%	7−8 −557%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

96
+586%

14−16

−586%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +589%	9−10 −589%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +586%	7−8 −586%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +550%	6−7 −550%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +593%	27−30 −593%
Hitman 3	64 +540%	10−11 −540%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85 +608%	12−14 −608%
Metro Exodus	85 +608%	12−14 −608%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +621%	14−16 −621%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +633%	6−7 −633%
Watch Dogs: Legion	116 +544%	18−20 −544%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80
+567%

12−14

−567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +540%	5−6 −540%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
Hitman 3	41 +583%	6−7 −583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%
Metro Exodus	60 +567%	9−10 −567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +588%	8−9 −588%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +567%	9−10 −567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +850%	2−3 −850%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+633%

6−7
−633%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon 550 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 621% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 570% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 567% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.54	5.13
Recency	12 January 2021	20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 534.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.